Udupi: Private hospital employee loses ₹2.8 lakh to online fraud

Udupi: Private hospital employee loses ₹2.8 lakh to online fraud

Mangalore Today News Network

Udupi, March 7, 2025: An electrician of a private hospital in Manipal lost ₹2.8 lakh to fraudsters, who made him transfer money to receive a gift from abroad.  

In the compliant to Udupi Town Police, the victim said he got message from an unknown person on instagram from the account ‘reta_wat’ in December 2024 and he started to interact with the person. The victim shared his postal address with this unknown person.

A few days later, he received a call from one Mafu Amoong. The caller asked the victim to send ₹1.3 lakh to one Ilota P. Jakha towards customs and security clearance charges related to the parcel in victims’ name. Accordingly, the victim transferred ₹90,000 and ₹40,000 to the account of Jakha through Google Pay and Phone Pe between January 22 and January 27, 2025.

A day later he received call from Sonia Delhi Parcel Office and Sonia Rapid Courier Mumbai asking the victim to transfer ₹1.5 lakh for conversion to Indian Rupee of the Pound currency victim had received. On March 1, the victim sent ₹90,000 to the account of one Rohit Kumar in the form of cheque. He transferred the remaining ₹60,000 to Rohit Kumar through Phone Pe.

Then the victim received another call from Sonia Rapid Courier, Mumbai asking for another ₹60,000. The victim turned suspicious and he filed a complaint seeking action against fraudsters who had cheated him. The victims complaint was registered for offences punishable under Section 66(D) of Information Technology Act and 318 (2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.